AWS config documentation change

Service: config · 2026-01-13 · Documentation low

File: config/latest/developerguide/rds-cluster-iam-authentication-enabled.md

Summary

Clarified compliance condition to explicitly state NON_COMPLIANT status when IAM authentication is disabled

Security assessment

Enhances documentation about IAM authentication security feature but doesn't indicate response to specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/rds-cluster-iam-authentication-enabled.md b/config/latest/developerguide/rds-cluster-iam-authentication-enabled.md
index 1391ff670..f2df154cf 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/rds-cluster-iam-authentication-enabled.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/rds-cluster-iam-authentication-enabled.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ AWS CloudFormation template
-Checks if an Amazon RDS Cluster has AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) authentication enabled. The rule is COMPLIANT if an RDS Cluster has IAM authentication enabled and NON_COMPLIANT otherwise. 
+Checks if an Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) cluster has AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) authentication enabled. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if an Amazon RDS Cluster does not have IAM authentication enabled.